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About IIK

BoDs

IIK Vision

IIK Core Value

Events & Achievements

IIK Events

IIK- KOINA MoU

KCA Cup

IIK National Pride Award

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Namaste / 안녕하세요 Friends,

We would like to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year.

May the coming year be filled with blessings, prosperity and success.

This is 2014 annual magazine of Indians in Korea (IIK), which includes a

recap of this year, list of exciting activities and events planned for the

next year.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all IIK volunteers for their

tireless dedication towards IIK since its establishment. We all appreciate

your participation and dedication in all IIK events. We also express our

sincere thanks to all the sponsors for their generous sponsorship and

contributions.

Please visit our website, www.indiansinkorea.com for updated information

on events. Our upcoming events will also be posted in IIK website,

Facebook and Yahoo groups.

Please contact any IIK director (BoD), if you would like to discuss the

opportunity to work with us to promote India-Korea relationship, Indian

culture and heritage.

- IIK Editorial Team

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IIK community established in

2002, is a non-profit

organization with over 4700

members, which mainly

includes Indians living in

Korea and Koreans who are

interested in India or Indian

community. This group

primarily includes engineering

professionals, business

persons, research fellows,

students and housewives. IIK

upholds India’s umbrella of

Unity in Diversity and intends

to make Indians feel at home

and interact freely in Korea.

Regardless of religion, region,

culture and language, doors of

IIK are open for every Indian.

With the help of our lively

discussion in group, meetings,

get together parties, socio-

cultural activities and the best

helping hands by each of the

members in the group, IIK

wishes to provide every

individual an open

communication platform to

share experiences, social

knowledge and

simultaneously a feeling of

togetherness. We are proud to

be Indian ever since the

significance of being an

Indian is known to every

individual. We,in Korea, are

for work, education, name

and fame of our country as

well as our own. Any

differentiation, disintegration

towards the great India must

be kept at bay. Keeping in

mind to raise our country's

name and fame as well as our

own, we should help each

other and make our stay more

comfortable in Korea.

About IIK

Board of

Directors Dwarkaprasad Dayama (P)

Rohidas Arote (VP)

Jagadish Gumudu

Harishchandra D.Jirimali

Maidul Islam

Manu Kumar

Navneet Basutkar

Partha De

Sameer Chaudhari

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Sureshkumar M

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Advisors

Kumarbrata Das

Lakhvinder Singh

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IIK Vision and Core Value

Vision 1. Help Indians to make their life easy in Korea by providing useful information at one place.

2. Strive to create a positive image for India through transformational thinking and creative

contribution.

3. Recognize achievements of India & Indian community and their impact on Korean society

and economy.

4. Provide an outlet for spreading group & personal creative expressions and experiences.

5. Promote ideas to create a sense of mutual openness and trust between Koreans and Indians.

6. Help to resolve common recurring social, professional, medical, and any other

miscellaneous problems and issues of IIK members.

7. Maintain the unity among all the Indians living in Korea by keeping them connected at one

platform.

8. Keep the rich Indian culture alive by arranging various cultural events and get-together.

Core value To act as a source of transformative wisdom, and promote transformative thinking and

leadership among the Indian community. To help in recognition of hidden potential and find

ways to manifest and leverage the potential in each individual. To bring focus on

Interdependence and synergy of collective wisdom of NRIs towards realizing India's hidden

potential.

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The Indian spring festival "Holi" is best known for its celebratory explosion of color, was

celebrated at Hangang Riverside Park, Seoul on 16th March 2014 (Sunday). Under the clear

and bright spring skies "IIK Holi Dhamaka 2014" commenced with meet-up of more than 200

guests and participants splash each other with every color of the rainbow to symbolize the joy,

love of the community and beginning of new colorful season.

Live Indian Bollywood DJ tracks scaled-up the energy levels in adults as well as the little

ones. Participants also enjoyed taking walks around the park, as well as engaging in friendly

competition through spirited games. After the games and festivities, the participants enjoyed

delicious Indian lunch, followed by prizes for the winners of the games and a lucky draw.

On special request the DJ was live again for another round of dance masti. All the passers-by

enjoyed the sight of colorful IIK Holi Dhamaka 2014 celebration. The afternoon concluded

on a joyous appreciation and a smile on every face.

Holi Dhamaka

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To discover new place in Korea and enjoy the pristine water of the Donggang river, IIK

organized Whitewater Rafting trip to Yeongwol on 29th June 2014 (Sunday). This rafting

course is recognized as one of the best rafting courses for beginners and family.

IIK community members from different part of Seoul and Suwon joined together to enjoy the

rafting. The rafting course of 12 Km and took around 3-4 hours to complete. The complete

course was filled with lot of fun and adventure. Participants mesmerized by rhythm and

soothing sound of the Donggang water. Other than Rafting, people also visited Byeolmaro

Astronomical Observatory which is located at 800m above sea level, on the top of Mt. Bongrae

where Dong river and Seo river meet together.

The entire 3 hour bus journey of course was full of fun with Antakshari, Tambola and Singing.

Over all, the entire event was joyful memory with ADVENTURE topping.

IIK Whitewater Rafting 2014

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To mark 65th Republic Day of

India in a memorable and

significant way, IIK organized a

tour to "War Memorial of

Korea" on 26th January 2014

(Sunday). The War Memorial of

Korea, as our unique war

history museum and this is a

place we learned lessons from

war and to make a practical

determination that we will never

experience the tragedy of war

again.

During Korean War, India send

a paramedical unit (60th

Parachute Field Ambulance

unit), which served in Korea for

a total of three and a half years

(Nov 1950- May 1954). War

Memorial of Korea visit is a

great way to remember their

service to humanity and

Indian’s effort to restore peace

and harmony in Korea

IIK Get together at War Memorial of Korea

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On the occasion of 67th Indian Independence day, Indian Embassy, Seoul

organized Independence Day celebration at Indian Culture Center (ICC), Seoul

on 15th August 2014 (Friday). IIK in collaboration with ICC conducted IIK

Patriotic Drawing Competition - "The Colors of Freedom" for the children and

adults to create awareness about the history behind independence and the need to

aim at future development of India.

Over 300 audiences were delighted by the colorful & vibrant artwork and

participated in the public voting. Special prizes were arranged and given by the

Indian Embassy for the competition participants with the maximum viewers'

vote.

IIK Patriotic Drawing Competition - The Colors of Freedom

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Cricket is passionate and the most popular sport in India. IIK organized "IIK Premier Cup

2014" on 28th September 2014 (Sunday) at The University of Suwon.

IIK Premier Cup 2014 provided a excellent platform for cricket teams to display their talents,

skills and team work. The tennis ball limited over knockout tournament, participated by 10

teams from different corners of Korea. Friends Cricket Club won and lifted IIKPC-2014

trophy. Indian Researcher's Cricket Club was the runners-up of the tournament. Best batsman,

best bowler and best fielder of the tournament also honored.

The full day event was witnessed and enjoyed by a large crowd of cricket lovers. IIKPC-2014

also paved a new way to make friendship and relationship between Indian communities living

in Korea.

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IIK hosted annual "Diwali Fest" on 19th October 2014 (Sunday) at Sejong University, Seoul.

The event was attended by more than 500 guests, with representation from not only the Indian

community but also strong participation from the local and expats community. The chief guest

of the function was Honorable Indian Ambassador Vishnu Prakash, Indian Embassy, Seoul

and the president of Korea India Association(KOINA) and a former vice minister of health Mr

Song Jai-seong also graced the occasion. Diwali Fest was hosted by Bollywood celebrity

Kishore Bhanushali (Junior Dev Anand).

Diwali is referred to as the festival of light and our "Diwali Fest" celebration hall was certainly

lit up with smiles and laughter. The air was filled with festival mood. IIK Diwali Festival 2014

mainly included various games and entertainment from the celebrity Jr. Devanand. In addition

there were spectacular array of performances such as Kids Fancy dress show, Bollywood song

and dance performances, magic show, belly dance from Korean group and Indian wedding

Fiesta by Indian and other foreign participants. it was certainly one of our biggest event of

2014. Otsal Indian Restaurant served mouthwatering Indian cuisine for this grand festival.

Diwali Fest 2014

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Korea India Association KOINA (www.koina.co), a non-profit

organization based on Seoul, is working toward fostering closer ties

between the people of South Korea and India by facilitating

exchange of culture, art, sports, entertainment, literature, language,

heritage, environment protection, religion, technology, trade,

science and all other forms that help improve human skill and

endeavor.

On 15th August 2014, during the Independence day event organized

by Indian Embassy in Seoul, KOINA and IIK signed MoU in

presence of the Indian ambassador Mr Vishnu Prakash. The MoU

was executed to provide a framework for joint cooperation and to

facilitate collaboration between the Parties to strengthen their

shared goals and objectives regarding enhancing cultural, economic,

political, social and sporting ties between the India and Korea.

A. IIK – KOINA MoU

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Indians in Korea’s “IIK National Pride

Award" is given to Indian boxer

Laishram Sarita Devi to recognize her

excellent performance in Incheon Asian

Games-2014. The award is comprised of

a cash prize of USD 1710 and award

certificate.

B. IIK National Pride Award

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Indians in Korea Cricket Club (IIKCC) won KCA 2014-

PLATE medal by beating Australian and New Zealands

(ANZIKs) team. Due to team spirit and dedicated young

players, IIKCC won plate medal after 5 years.

Congratulation Team IIKCC !!!

C. Korea Cricket Association ( KCA) Cup

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IIK events would not be possible without its sponsors. Our

sincere thanks go to our patrons, sponsors and supporters

for their generous contributions. The following are IIK's

2014 sponsors.

Ssangyoung Motor Corporation

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICCK)

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)

ZRoad

Air India

Sharma Trading Co.

Chakra Indian Restaurant

Ganga Indian Restaurant

Asia Pacific Business Tech Report

Suwon Migrant Community Center

Otsal Indian Restaurant

Indian Embassy & KOINA( MoU Partner)

Sponsors

Supported by

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Contact Us

IIK Portal

www.indiansinkorea.com

Email

contact@indiansinkorea.com

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/IIK2002/

Yahoo groups

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indianscommunityinKorea/

Editors: Maidul Islam & Suresh Kumar